Sean Moneypenny: Otterbein’s Longest-Running Radio Host, Award-Winning Sports Reporter, Dedicated Student, and Outstanding Employee

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News - July 7, 2023

By Maggie Nicol ’25 When Sean Moneypenny joined Otterbein as an HVAC technician in 2005, he had no idea his dreams of being on the radio would become a daily part of his life. But he was encouraged to follow his passion while being a part of the Otterbein community. For Moneypenny, being around the radio is a trait that runs in his family. Growing up, he had an uncle who worked for WBNS in the 1960s. Another uncle, Bill…

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Otterbein Rolls Out the Mats for the First Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Program in Central Ohio 

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News - June 27, 2023

Many athletes want to compete at the college level once they graduate from high school, but for women wrestlers the options are limited.   “Women’s wrestling is one of the fastest growing sports in the country. Right now, there are 50,000 participants at the high school level, and that number is increasing every year,” said Brent Rastetter, head coach of men’s wrestling at Otterbein. “More colleges are adding women’s wrestling, but there isn’t a lot of choice for women wrestlers yet.”  Now…

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Pride Month: Learn about the Stonewall Riots and Check out the Library’s Book List at Home 

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News - June 23, 2023

When did you first learn about the Stonewall Riots?  When guest speaker Dwayne Steward posed this question to an audience at Otterbein at a presentation on June 16, most in attendance had not learned about the Stonewall Riots until college or even later in life — and most didn’t know very much about the historical event.  The Stonewall Riots, which took place in NYC in 1969, are widely considered to be the watershed event that kicked off the activist movement…

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Cool Courses: Therapeutic Riding Teams Otterbein Students Up with Special Olympics Athletes 

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News - June 23, 2023

What does a student need to learn to work in therapeutic riding? It turns out, A LOT! From paperwork to training, horse selection to teaching, and even managing volunteers. Luckily, Associate Professor Steffanie Burk, Department of Equine Science, has developed the perfect course to teach Otterbein students how to manage all of that, and do some good in the community by working with Special Olympics athletes.   Let’s find out more about the course!  Therapeutic Riding  This course provides theory and…

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Q&A: How Studying Abroad Helped a Student Discover New Passions 

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News - June 22, 2023

Each May, Otterbein students have the opportunity to study abroad on one of many different faculty-led travel courses traveling all around the world. Students and faculty experience the culture of a different country first-hand while applying what they’ve learned in the classroom through activities in the chosen country. Academic subjects include art, history, education, and more.  This year, one of the study abroad courses traveled to Athens, Greece, and Barcelona, Spain, to study art and art history. The trip lasted…

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Otterbein Summer Theatre 2023 Presents Musical Production, “Baby”

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News - June 13, 2023

Westerville, OH—You are invited to experience the highs and lows of being a soon-to-be parent with “Baby,” the 1983 Broadway musical coming to the Otterbein University stage. The Otterbein Summer Theatre production of “Baby” will have performances at 7:30 p.m. on June 15; 8 p.m. on June 16-17 and 22-24; and at 2 p.m. on June 18 and 24 in the Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall, 30 S. Grove St., Westerville. Tickets cost $33. Call 614-823-1109 or visit www.otterbein.edu/drama. Is…

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Otterbein Athletics Ends Spring Season with National Competitions

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News - June 13, 2023

It was yet another exciting, hectic and productive spring for Otterbein Athletics, which launched in mid-February and arrived at its conclusion during the last weekend of May on the national scene.  Among the notable highlights across the last few months:  Four programs made a return to the NCAA Championships – track and field, both golf teams, and women’s tennis.  Otterbein led the way with 79 individual athletes qualifying for the Academic All-OAC list, falling just short of our record (87)…

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Q&A: Professor Takes Unique Path from Mathematician to Musician 

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News - May 30, 2023

Nicholas Ross, professor and chair of the Department of Music, recently had one of his digital recordings released on Spotify. This album is a collaborative piece of Swiss composer Arthur Honegger’s music. Ross shares the story of his unique career path, the process of recording this work, and some background on Honegger: Mélodies et chansons, his recently released work on Spotify.  Where are you from?  I was born in West Yorkshire, England. My family is Irish, and most of them…

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Otterbein Music Faculty Member Honored by MTNA as a Foundation Fellow 

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News - May 30, 2023

Suzanne Newcomb, Department of Music piano accompanist, has had a prestigious music education fellowship established in her name for her decades-long impact on the lives of fellow music teachers in central Ohio.  The Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) formally recognized Newcomb as a Foundation Fellow on March 27, 2023, at the MTNA Gala, during their National Conference held in Reno, NV. Founded in 1876, MTNA is a nationwide organization for the support, growth, and empowerment of music-teaching professionals. MTNA supports…

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Cool Courses: ASL Instructor Incorporates Advocacy into her Dream Course 

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News - May 30, 2023

In fall semester 2022, Victoria Frisch received the Teaching in Excellence Part-Time Faculty Teaching Award. She teaches American Sign Language, Integrative Studies (INST), and Senior Year Experience (SYE) classes, and serves as the advisor of the Otterbein Deaf Culture Club.  She considers advocacy to be one of the most important aspects of ASL. To bring that to life, she teaches a unique Senior Year Experience Course.   Name of course: SYE 4407: Silence and the Golden Years, Engaging the Language and Culture…

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